AutoNation 2005 Annual Report Download

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form10-K
(Mark One)
 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
OR
oo TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 0-13107
AutoNation, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 73-1105145
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
110 S.E. 6TH STREET,
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
[phone]
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share The New York Stock Exchange
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  No o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act. Yes o No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this
Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
“accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Large accelerated filer  Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No 
As of June 30, 2005, the aggregate market value of the common stock of the registrant held by non-affiliates was approximately
$3.5 billion based on the closing price of the common stock on The New York Stock Exchange on such date.
As of February 24, 2006, the registrant had 262,522,388 shares of common stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Part III Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement relating to the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.